Dumping-wagon



Y' UNrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE;

HENRY F. W. KOEHLER, OF S'l. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

DUMPING-WAG'ON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 261,362, dated July 18,1882.

Application filed pril 524, 1882. (No model.)

. To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, HENRY F. W.- KOEHLER.,

,of St. Joseph, in the county of Buchanan and Vdo hereby declare thatthe following is a full,

clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in Which-Al Figure 4l represents a side view of my improved Wagon; Fig. 2, a rearend view ofthe same, and Fig. 3 a rear end view, partially-in section,with the dumping portion of the body in its tipped position.y Fig. 4 isa detached view of levers K and L.

This invention has for its object the production of a Wagon which shallhave a capacity for use either as an ordinary carrying-Wagon or as adumping-wagon; and it consists mainly in certain special features ofconstruction by means of which this capacity is obtained Withoutcomplexity of construction. Y

It consists, further, in certain speciic details of construction of ageneral nature, as Will be fully described hereinafter. t

In the drawings, A represents the rear axle of the Wagon, which isprovided at its shouldcr withthe annular plate or disk @adapted to tsnugly Within the inner hand of the wheel for the purpose of excludingsand from the bearing parts.

a' represents the bolster, rigidly secured to the axle in any propermanner,` and a2 standards rising therefrom, as shown.

a3 represents a brace-bar extending from the outer end of the holster tothe standard near its upper end, asshown.

a4 represents a stren gthenin g-plate inclosin g the end of the bolster,as shown.

B represents the coupling-bar, provided with the usual openingsfortheking-bolts, as shown.

C C represent hound-pieces extendingforward from the rear axle, o, astrengtheningplate surrounding the hound-pieces near their front ends,and c o' diagonal bracebars extending from the strengthening-plate backto the axle, as shown. l

D represents the front axle,havin g the usual king-bolt opening, and thebars d d for receiving the rear end of the pole.

d represents the usual bearing-plate on the the side nearly to thecenter of forwardvi'rom the same onto the bars d d, as shown.

d3 d3 represent similar brace-bars extending from the top of the axle,as shown.

d4 d4 represent diagonal brace-bars uniting the pole-bars d d' to theaxles, which are provided at the axle'end with a hook, d5, as shown.'

d6 represents a curved bearing-plate extending from the rear side of theaxle, as shown.

E represents the front bolster, which is provided with standards e,whichare similar in construction to the one previously described.

F represents a'hook-plate, which is held between the upper surface ofthe axle and the lower surface ot' the bolster by the king-bolt,

the hook of which is adapted to hold the end "of the brake-chain whendesired.

Gr represents a rod by means of which the front and rear bolsters 011one side of the `wagon are connected together.

V.venience, a permanent side board,7 although it may be readily romovedwhen desired,which is united to the standards on one side ot' the wagonby bolts h near the upper ends of the saine, and to the bolsters bystuds or pieces h projecting into proper` sockets h2, as shown. h3 h3represent end pieces projecting from the Wagon, as shown.

'I represents what may be called', for convenience, the dumping77portion of the Wagonbody, consisting of a bottom board, t', aside board,i', and end pieces, t2 i2, rigidly secured together.

, top of the axle, and d2 d2 brace-bars extending zrepresents a centralbar rigidly secured to the lower side of the bottom board, i, which isprovided at each end With journals adapted to rest in the bearings t,which bearings constitute the heads of the king-bolts, as shown.

J' represents a lever pivoted on4 the permanent side board, near therear end of the same, and j j j a series of levers pivoted at properpoints on the side board, each of which is connected above to a slidingbar, j', which is united to the lever J and adapted to be actu atedthereby.

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j" represents a. hook formed at the lower end ot' each lever, and t5 aheaded stud or pin projecting from the adjacent edge of the bottomboard, i, in such position as to be caught by the hooks when the partsare in their normal position.

ja representsalocking pin and plate by means ot' which the lever J maybe secured against accidental displacement during the movement of thewagon.

K represents a lever rigidly secured to the rear end of the bar i3, bymeans ot' which this bar may be oscillated to dump the contents of theWagon whenever the parts are in their unlocked position.

L represents a lever pivoted to the inner side of the permanent sideboard at its rear end, which is provided at its lower end with a hook,l, adapted, when properly actuated, to catch the end of lever K and holdit against downward movement.

Z represents a locking-plate by means of which the lever L may befastened when desired.

By means of the special details of construetion herein described theadvantages of simplie-ity and strength are obtained.

The wagon may be used either for an ordinary carrying-wagon or a.dumping-wagon, as may be desired.

The dumping action is as follows: The proper place having been reached,the lockingpin l is removed to release the lever L and the locking-pinjJ to release the lever J. The levers L and J then being actuated, thebody portion will be released from the permanent side board, so that thebody portion may be oscillated by the lever K.

The use ofthe lever L and its locking-plate may be dispensed with whenthe Wagon is going but a short distance.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Pat eilt, is-

1. In combination with the body portion I, having the central bar, i3,the lever K for oscillating the body portion, as described.

2. In combination with the lever K, the lever L for securing the same.

3. In combination with the lever K, the lever L and the locking-platefor securing the latter.

4. In combination with a permanent side board and a dumping bodyportion, the levers L K J, combined and arranged as described.

HENRY F. W. KOEHLER.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK HoRNKoHL, P. V. WISE.

